The 09 FitSport is 1.1 seconds slower from 60 to 100 mph, just as expected. Any 0-60 acceleration numbers are so uncertain that comparisons are worthless. Temperature, road surface, tires, and other things beyond tester control of take-off make the comparison worthless unless done back-to-back by the same driver.

The 60 to 100 time on the other hand is relatively unaffected by those take-off conditions so they are far more accurate
And their mpg number matches ours here too..

And before getting all ga-ga over the 'Lickety-Fit note its time is 19.5 sec. Using our 3 sigma range for our 08 Fit there's no statistical measure of difference. Lot of money for very little gain. That much can be gained merely by changing wheels and tires.

And if ou really want to be stirred note the Suzuki Scuderia whisked off a 11.4 sec 60 to 100 on the next page. The Suzi costs $25064 and thr Fit $27,885. Gotta be an error; the base Fit listed as $24057 is way over.

 

Your prices must be typos. '09 Sport Auto MSRP around here is $17580. With tax & license, OTD is $19310. I just bought one to replace my totaled '07 GD3.

 

I find the 196' stopping distance rather shocking.

Braking is one of those things I'm always very sensitive about, and I was leery of getting a car with drum (!) brakes, but I've been pleasantly surprised with the braking performance. Not grabby, they don't require a ton of effort, nice progressive feel.

I haven't slammed them at 70 mph - maybe they don't react well to more extreme demands like that. But they certainly seem to operate well around town.

 

The problem is the tires don't have real good adhesion. The distances drop considerably (15-20') when good hipo tires are used and using rear discs drops the distance another 10 ft or so.

 

that's exactly what i was thinking. the tires. it has to be the most important factor affecting braking distance. pad type, drum vs disc etc., just can't play too much into it unless you're racing and need stopping power corner after corner. in a single panic stop the tires adhesion level determines stopping distance (i haven't driven a car yet that wasn't capable of locking up the tires when braking so don't tell me cross-drilled rotors and metallic pads are better).

so, car and driver's test car was outfitted with bridgestone turanza EL470 M+S, or, a all-season tire. whereas, my 09 fit sport m/t came equipped with dunlop sport blah blahs...(i'm not going outside to get the exact model, SP 9000?).

difference?